(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yet by your very manhood Hold we your honour fast.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
dearly loved
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Yet by your very manhood Hold we your honour fast.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
the state of being honored
From this reading "Yet by your very manhood Hold we your honour fast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
Joan
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From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
immediately past
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
Mabel's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading "Yet by your very manhood Hold we your honour fast.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
the force of workers available
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
and nothing more
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
other's
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From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
StrivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "God gave us strength to send you, Courage to let you go; All that it meant to lose you Only our sad hearts know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
up to a particular time
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yet by your very manhood Hold we your honour fast.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
at the time that
From this reading God shall give joy to England When you come home at last."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Not till she felt Mabel's soft warm lips on her cheek and knew herself held in the other's arms, did Joan wake to the fact that the marriage was finished and that she was Dick's wife.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet by your very manhood Hold we your honour fast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "God gave us grace to love you Men whom our hearts hold dear; We too have faced the battle Striving to hide our fear.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yet by your very manhood Hold we your honour fast.
